Lot
2676 
Hawaii, 1863, Numeral, 2¢ black on grayish, plate 3-D, type X, position 10, large margins to barely in, tied by partial "Collector's Office Hilo, Hawaii" oval handstamp on orange buff cover to J. S. Lyman at Keaau; slightly reduced at left, Fine and scarce use, ex-Crocker and Atherton. Scott Nos. 16 $5,000.
The distinctive Collector's Office marking struck in a, used as a cancelling device in Hilo during the Numeral Issue period, was struck in a brownish-black ink that is rarely found with a clear impression.
Realized: $1,500